Sydney Chisanga (born 3 October 1970)Sydney Chisanga National Assembly of Zambia is a Zambian politician. He served as member of the National Assembly for Mkushi South from 2006 until 2014.
Biography Chisanga contested the 2006 general elections as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) candidate in Mkushi South. He was elected to the National Assembly with a 3,778 majority.2006 parliamentary results Electoral Commission of Zambia He was subsequently appointed Minister for Central Province.Flashback: Full cabinet appointed by the late president Levy Patrick Mwanawasa in October, 2006 Zambian Observer, 12 June 2017 However, he was removed from his post by President Levy Mwanawasa in October 2007.Salivaji, Chisanga Dropped Times of Zambia, 17 October 2007
Chisanga was re-elected in the 2011 general elections with a 2,353 majority.2011 National Assembly election results Electoral Commission of Zambia However, losing candidate Davies Chisopa contested the results at the Supreme Court, claiming there had been electoral malpractice. The Supreme Court annulled the results and a by-election was held on 11 September 2014, in which Chisopa was elected to the National Assembly after defeating Chisanga by 810 votes.Mkushi South candidates unveil blueprints Daily Mail, 24 June 2016
Chisanga contested Mkushi South again in the 2016 general elections as the United Party for National Development candidate, losing to Chisopa by just 97 votes.Candidate results for Mkushi South Electoral Commission of Zambia
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